nDroo73
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Post by nDroo73 on Sept 15, 2013 0:54:14 GMT -5
I started collecting back in April and have been checking Craig's list for a deal to boost my collection. Unfortunately, my area rarely has any wrestling figs posted and if there is, they're usually Jakks. I still keep checking regularly though in hopes to get lucky just once. At this point of collecting I had given up the idea of owning an Elite Scale Ring, just didn't seem like it would happen at the prices they've been selling. Until, I found this ad:     So today was the day to make the deal happen. A 20 mile drive, porch pick-up and dodging a bee hanging around the rings and they were mine. Pretty much see it as I paid $1 for the basic rumbler ring(already have one, too), $2 for the blastin breakdown and a whopping $17 for the ESR. Don't know what I'm going to do with the Rumblers rings as I use the Devastadium play set to display my Rumblers (Target clearance $12.48 a couple months ago). Lucky for me there is a vintage toy store about 6 miles from my pickup and that's where I got everything else.    Million Dollar Man Entrance greats complete $9.99 Roddy Piper Entrance Greats missing bagpipes $9.99 British Bulldog Hasbro $4.99 (wanting this since I was a kid) Mattel flat stands .50 ea and I bought 8 of them Also found a Toy Biz Magneto from 1991 on-card in pretty nice shape for $5 All in all, today was a good day!! |
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MAtNESS™
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Post by MAtNESS™ on Sept 15, 2013 0:58:05 GMT -5
DANG..Steal of the year ? hehe congratulations bro. I would love to have the same exact deal or even better to get a ESR in my collection. thanks for sharing!
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nDroo73
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Post by nDroo73 on Sept 15, 2013 1:22:50 GMT -5
DANG..Steal of the year ? hehe congratulations bro. I would love to have the same exact deal or even better to get a ESR in my collection. thanks for sharing! Thanks! I had to wonder most of the week if the deal was really going to happen as today was the only day I could make it out that way. I still cant believe I got it that cheap and its in great condition considering it was a kid's toy, clean mat and all! Good luck to you finding the ESR at a good price! |
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Post by JHTB® on Sept 15, 2013 1:26:45 GMT -5
$20  That guy got robbed  Congratz on getting the ESR that cheap! I've been checking out local classifieds for a while now, but amazing like this has popped up yet... |
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Sept 15, 2013 1:54:08 GMT -5
Lol great buy.
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Post by Darkhawk on Sept 15, 2013 2:07:01 GMT -5
Great steal. You are a wise man, keep up the collection. (:
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Post by Flair Forever on Sept 15, 2013 4:16:59 GMT -5
Great deals! I bought a bunch of those Rumblers rings earlier this year when KMart had them on clearance for 2 bucks - I used them kind of as figure stands for my various displays - I like the way they look, they kind of put an emphasis on certain figures....   |
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RollinsFan44
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12 UK Classifieds Refs.
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Post by RollinsFan44 on Sept 15, 2013 5:06:35 GMT -5
Great deal! That mom would feel like crap if she knew the true value of her son's Elite Scale Ring.
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Post by Next Man’s Knowing Rock on Sept 15, 2013 5:11:40 GMT -5
Congratulations! You should've whispered "You know, you could've put your kids through college with this ring" right before you left.
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Sept 15, 2013 6:35:59 GMT -5
That's such an amazing deal. Congrats. The ESR looks mint, or close to it.
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Post by Justin on Sept 15, 2013 6:37:41 GMT -5
Wow that's a steal. I can't find anything of value on craigslist
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2013 7:10:44 GMT -5
Damn. Just damn.
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Post by naparo01 on Sept 15, 2013 7:32:37 GMT -5
Ah a successful hunt. There is hope. When I was young and into hasbros I got in a few series late and had few stores where i grew up (nearest TRU was 3 hrs away). I thought i would never own Macho Man and Warrior 1, Andre and Akeme, but a few successful yard sales in the mid 90s proved fruitful. Glad you found a scale ring. It's no RSR but it's a great way to play.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2013 8:04:27 GMT -5
BEST STEAL EVER!
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Post by Squid: The Anti-Hero on Sept 15, 2013 8:24:20 GMT -5
Nominee for steal of the year.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2013 9:18:18 GMT -5
Greatest steal ever. Just paid $200 for ESR on ebay. That seems to be the going price for a loose ESR. You basically got it for 10% of the current rate. You are a lucky guy.
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Post by Old School Collector on Sept 15, 2013 10:51:13 GMT -5
Such a sick deal !!
Awesome find and pickup man !!
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China Claus
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Post by China Claus on Sept 15, 2013 10:53:49 GMT -5
I love it when people have no knowledge of what somethings worth, then blindly sell it to make a quick buck.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Sept 15, 2013 11:35:32 GMT -5
Holy...
I just bought one slightly used for $180 and felt like I had a good deal...absolutely fantastic find!
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nDroo73
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Post by nDroo73 on Sept 15, 2013 13:53:37 GMT -5
Thanks everyone for checking out my find! Now I have to buy a folding table for the man-cave so I can display it. Going to put the entrance stage on one end and the ring on the other, that's the only thing I can think of as it's massive! Hopefully I can get a table when I find E23 and then I'll do a 6 month collection update. Collecting is quickly getting out of hand...... According to my wife! I have a lot of catching up to do and that's the only thing getting out of hand with all the stellar elites coming up.
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